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Show MONEY FROM UTAH OIL SHALES Some recent tests made on the University of Utah campus for values in oil shales show some promising results. It has been found that 3 5 gallons of crude oil can be extracted from a ton of shale. This in turn will yield 2000 feet of gas, 10 gal-ions gal-ions oi heavy and 8 of light lubricating lubricat-ing oils, seven and a half of distillate distil-late kerosene, 27 pounds of paraffin and a quantity of ammonia from which sulphate of ammonia may be obtained. These oil shales that have high commercial value are known to exist in unlimited amounts i.'i various sections of both Utah and Nevada. |